Radu Albot
Radu Albot

Radu Albot and Dan Evans qualify for the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells


Radu Albot has qualified for the main draw at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells after beating Lukas Lacko in the final round of qualifying.

The 29-year-old prevailed 7-6(4) 7-6(2) after almost two hours on court.

Albot, the top seed in qualifying, came back from 3-0 down to force a first-set tie-breaker, before heading to a second tie-breaker after a back-and-forth second set to settle the score.

Meanwhile, Ricardas Berankis, seeded eighth in qualifying, is out after the Lithuanian was beaten 6-3 7-5 by Filip Krajinovic, of Serbia.

Wildcard Marcos Giron progressed with 6-7(3) 7-5 7-6(4) win over Miomir Kecmanovic and Dan Evans booked his spot in the main draw after beating American Noah Rubin.

The 28-year-old Briton, seeded 10th in the qualifiers, progressed 6-1 6-1 over the 23-year-old world number 153.